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Souls and Sorrows by Sav R. Miller

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madeleineelr's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

man i read this because of like a quote i saw on ig reels and did NOT know it was a mafia romance... safe to say it wasnt for me

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charbookchar's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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honey_coated_chapters's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Here’s the thing — I didn’t hate this book. I just didn’t like it. There were so many plots (a criticism my best friend made that put my thoughts into words.) The author needs to pick a plot and stick to it.

There was too much happening and not in a good way, the book felt disjointed and like it was attempting to be more substantial than it actually was.

- is this about Ariana and Cash?
- is it about Cash’s mom/family/siblings/father?
- is the book about Ariana and her family/mom specifically?
- is it about her trauma?
- is this about the mafia?
- is it just about their relationship?

It’s totally possible to have a book involving all those points ^^^ and not make those instances/situations essentially their own plot. It was too much and not enough. The smut scenes were great and I think if the author just focused on writing a dark romance novel without trying to shove an underdeveloped but overcooked and over-explained plot down our throat it would’ve worked a lot better. Another thing I dislike is when an author thinks their readers are stupid and doesn’t leave anything to be interpreted or understood… the abuse was over explained and really darkly shoved down our throats to the point that I was more annoyed than sympathetic.

was it entirely necessary to make her mom the abuser? Couldn’t it have been done literally any other way? Her mom would’ve been the one to sell her out, or abuse her physically even. It was so intense with “does he tell you he loves you after you fuck? I remember how much you liked it when I did that.” LIKE WHY? That’s too much. You can make her a creep and a villain without doing all of *that.* ALSO how the fuck is Cash a virgin? i believe in the existence of a murderous doctor than I do a 32 year old hot lawyer being a fucking virgin… what is that?

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